Russian missile attacks in Dnipro kill at least 14; UK pledges to send Ukraine tanks to ‘push Russian troops back’; power outages across Ukraine
Ukrainian rescuers remove rubble and search for people after Russian missile attacks in Dnipro, south-central Ukraine, on Saturday that killed at least 14 people and injured 64.Ukrainian rescuers remove rubble and search for people after Russian missile attacks in Dnipro, south-central Ukraine, on Saturday that killed at least 14 people and injured 64.Last modified on Sun 15 Jan 2023 03.
, at least a dozen of them children. Rescue efforts were ongoing in the south-central city on Sunday. At least one person was also killed in a separate strike on a residential area in the nearby city of Kryvyi Rih. Ukrainian authorities said the targets were the country’s energy infrastructure.to help Kyiv’s forces “push Russian troops back”.
Downing Street said Rishi Sunak made the pledge during a call on Saturday morning with the Ukrainian president, Volodymyr Zelenskiy, and that Sunak offered Challenger 2 tanks and additional artillery systems as a sign of the UK’s “ambition to intensify our support to Ukraine”. Russia’s embassy in Britain said the move would only “intensify” the conflict.after Russian strikes on energy infrastructure.
Ukraine has called on its allies to give it more support after its troops suffered heavy losses in fighting at Soledar and Bakhmut in recent months. Russia said on Friday its forces had taken control of Soledar in east Ukraine, its first claim of victory in months of battlefield setbacks, while Kyiv said fierce fighting was continuing in the town. “To win this war, we need more military equipment, heavy equipment,” said Andriy Yermak, the head of Ukraine’s presidential office, Agence France-Presse reported.near the border with Ukraine.
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